9:15 AM ET Kevin Durant apparently isn’t going to take Twitter criticism about his NBA legacy or decision to join the Brooklyn Nets lying down, jumping into the replies to engage with media members multiple times this week. Thursday’s back-and-forth was with former Thunder teammate and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, coming on the same
8:00 AM ET In a meeting of the Angels’ new coaching staff the other day, the talk was about the presentation of information to players and the integration of analysis. The first example discussed was something that happened with the best player on the planet. A couple of years ago, Mike Trout approached Dino Ebel,
8:58 AM ET Andrew FeldmanESPN.com Close Andrew Feldman is ESPN.com’s Poker Editor. He is the host of the Poker Edge Podcast and co-host of ESPN Inside Deal. Andrew has covered the poker industry for ESPN since 2004. Teofimo Lopez has shed the title of prospect for a different title – that being the one wrapped
9:08 AM ET Lightweight Felix Verdejo’s first bout under the tutelage of new trainer Ismael Salas on Jan. 18 will air on ESPN, Top Rank announced on Friday. Verdejo, a 2012 Puerto Rican Olympian and the 2014 ESPN prospect of the year, will face Manuel Rey Rojas in a 10-round bout. It will be the
8:53 AM ET Jesse Hart remembers the night of Dec. 17, 2016, well. Hart watched on television that evening as the great former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Bernard Hopkins — Hart’s mentor, close family friend and inspiration for becoming a boxer — had his legendary 28-year career come crashing to an end in
9:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jesse Hart and Joe Smith Jr. meet on Saturday in a pivotal light heavyweight matchup. The winner will take an important step toward earning a title shot against world titleholders Artur Beterbiev (WBC and IBF) and Dmitry Bivol (WBA). The fight at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in
6:09 AM ET After being bogged down by sanctioning body issues that delayed the second-season final of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament for months, the fight has been scheduled. Yunier Dorticos will defend his 200-pound world title against former two-time world titlist Mairis Briedis on March 21 (DAZN), with the Muhammad Ali Trophy
8:37 AM ET Let’s roll with Jan. 10 NBA things: 1. Some precarious Lakers minutes It’s really the only blemish on an otherwise dominant season: The Lakers average 100.5 points per 100 possessions with LeBron James on the bench — three points worse than the league’s clankiest offense. It’s all shooting: The Lakers with LeBron
7:15 AM ET In 2017, just before Conor McGregor boxed Floyd Mayweather in “The Money Fight,” I did an interview on a national radio show that I’m reminded of now, one week ahead of McGregor’s fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. I remember playfully telling the show’s hosts, who were not mixed martial
6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Seven years later, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff’s star pupil is still turning to one of her strategies to move past a costly mistake — this time in the NFL playoffs. Few knew what Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen was doing when he made a motion with his hand like he